While learning how to control her Pandava powers, Aru Shah is accused of stealing the god of love’s bow and arrow.

Evidence does not convince the Council that the Pandavas are innocent, and they task the sisters with retrieving the stolen bow and arrow.

Kamadeva reveals that, while the arrow can join hearts, it received a darker power from that of his wife's, Rati, sorrow.

They must stab the thief with the arrow once it is revealed, to cleanse the weapon of its dark power and return the Heartless to normal.

They travel to the Nāga realm, where Aru learns that Brynne is half asura, enabling her to shape-shift, and therefore is discriminated against by almost everyone.

The nāginis claim that Mini is safe in Ushas and Ratri's world, and leave behind a Heartgem that belongs to Uloopi, the nāga queen.

It is revealed through the soul song that she is in the Ocean of Milk and is planning to use the Heartless to steal Amrita, the nectar of immortality.

While the quartet journey to the Ocean, they are tested by Agni, whose insatiable hunger is finally satisfied by Aru's gift, and they are joined by Hira, a shapeshifter.

Aru, using Hira's abilities, tricks them into giving her the bow and arrow before stabbing Lady M, which releases a song of death.

About the book, Kirkus Reviews further said, "Chokshi seamlessly weaves Indian cosmology and pop culture into a refreshingly feminist plot laced with witty dialogue.

She has that sarcastic wit and the silly antics that make any reader laugh and smile" and "Chokshi seamlessly blends Hindu mythology into a modern world.

By putting a human face on the legends and myths that have been around for thousands of years, she provides us with a modern-day story that shows kids struggling with the world they live in.

Readers get to understand and deepen their connection with Aru and Yashika, are introduced to Fop and Kristina, and learn to empathize with the villains like Lady M."[3] It reached Number Seven in Best Children’s Books of 2019, in Times of India.

[4] It was also included in Nerd Much's 100 Best Fantasy Books of 2019,[5] along with Professor Franklin’s Annotated Bibliography of Young Adult Literature.